The Latest Breaking News from Caltrans

Chunk of California's scenic Highway 1 collapses in storm stranding motorists

The collapse occurred amid heavy rain near Rocky Creek Bridge about 17 miles south of Monterey

Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2024

Los Angeles freeway is fully reopened after arson fire, just in time for Monday morning's rush hour

An elevated Los Angeles freeway closed by a Nov. 11 arson fire has reopened ahead of Monday morning’s commute

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2023

Investigators found fire and safety hazards on land under I-10 in Los Angeles before arson fire

State investigators repeatedly identified fire and safety hazards at a leased storage space under an elevated Los Angeles freeway before it burned in an arson fire last weekend

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2023

Proposed Bay Area wildlife crossing is latest effort to save California pumas, other animals

A first of its kind wildlife crossing in Northern California has been proposed over Highway 101 in San Benito County — the latest project in the state's efforts to provide safe passage for mountain lions and other animals over dangerous roadways.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 16, 2023

Tribes say Caltrans bulldozers are poised to destroy sacred burial sites

It didn't take long for a team of highway archaeologists to mark their first find while searching for buried human remains on an aging stretch of U.S. Highway 395 that cuts along the eastern flank of the Sierra Nevada range.

Los Angeles Times · May 22, 2023

That perfect Big Sur road trip? Start rerouting

LOS ANGELES — With storm-damaged Highway 1 under reconstruction in three different places, California Transportation Dept. officials say northbound drivers on that route won’t be able to reach Big Sur directly for at least two months.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 24, 2023

How long is the border traffic wait? There will soon be an app for that

SAN DIEGO — Every day, thousands of people in the Mexico border region wake up with the same question: How long is the crossing line to the U.S.?

Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2023

‘We got each other’s backs’: Residents in San Bernardino Mountains rally together after winter storms

LOS ANGELES — During the nearly two weeks he was stranded in his home, Mark Steven Young called about 20 people or agencies to try to get his street plowed and a 6-foot mound of snow cleared from his door.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 10, 2023

‘A shameful situation’: Angry mountain residents trapped by snow ask why help took so long

Officials knew the San Bernardino County mountains were going to be hit by a bad storm days before an unprecedented blizzard rolled in.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 8, 2023

"No constitutional right to housing"

Eviction of 300-person encampment in California shows scorn for right to housing

Salon · Mar 8, 2023